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Bethel Park -- Tendai Manyeza, a missionary serving with the health program at the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, will speak about work in Zimbabwe at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 30 at Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road.

FITNESS

Jefferson Hills -- A Zumba fitness class will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Nov. 26 at Jefferson Hills Public Library, 925 Old Clairton Road. Tuition: $5 per class. Registration: www.jeffersonhillslibrary.org or 412-655-7741.

FOOD

Peters -- Peters Township High School cheerleaders will hold a pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at St. Benedict the Abbot Church, 120 Abington Drive. Advance tickets, $6, can be purchased from any high school cheerleader. Tickets at the door: $8. More information or to purchase tickets: ptcheerpcb@gmail.com.

FUNDRAISER

Mt. Lebanon -- The Denis Theatre Foundation will host an evening of movie trivia starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Walnut Grill, 660 Washington Road. There is a $5 per person entry fee. All proceeds benefit the Denis Theatre Foundation.

Uniontown -- Share the Spirit, a holiday open house to raise funds for five nonprofits, will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Dec. 14 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, 37 E. Main St., with Fayette County restaurants providing appetizers, entrees and desserts. The event is free, but guests are asked to make a donation to either the American Heart Association, Boy Scouts of America, the Dowling Family Fund, Rotary International or the State Theatre Center for the Arts. Information: info@fayettesharethespirit.org.

HOLIDAYS

Upper St. Clair -- The DeMarillac Guild will presents its Joy of Christmas Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at St. Louise DeMarillac School and Parish Center, 320 McMurray Road. More than 100 crafters will be present. Admission is $2.

MEETINGS

Pleasant Hills -- The Retired Men's Luncheon Group of Pleasant Hills will meet at noon next Thursday in the Fellowship Hall of the Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church, 199 Old Clairton Road. Choral groups from Thomas Jefferson High School will perform. Cost of the lunch: $7. To be included in the lunch order, respond by Friday: 412-655-2000.

OUTDOORS

Nottingham -- A geocaching program will start at 11 a.m. Saturday at the park office in Mingo Creek County Park, off Route 136. Fee: $1. Preregistration required: Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation, 724-228-6867.

PERFORMANCES

Mt. Lebanon -- Seton-La Salle High School will perform "You Can't Take It With You" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the auditorium, 1000 McNeilly Road. Tickets: $5. More information: 412-561-3583.

Whitehall -- Members of the Waynesburg University Lamplighter Choir will offer a free concert at 6 p.m. Friday at the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God's Mary Immaculate Chapel, 3603 McRoberts Road. A social featuring light refreshments will be offered following the concert. More information: 412-881-9207.

Upper St. Clair -- Philippine-American Performing Arts of Greater Pittsburgh will present its second annual recital and gala at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Upper St. Clair High School Theater, 1825 McLaughlin Run Road. The performance will present 16 traditional folk dances that portray festivities surrounding courtship and weddings. General admission is $10, with children 5 and younger admitted free. More information: 412-303-1986 or tix.papagp@gmail.com.

SALES

Bethel Park -- The Bethel Park Lions' annual holiday citrus and pecan sale is underway, with 20-pound boxes of grapefruit selling for $16, oranges for $17, combination of both for $16.50 and a container of pecans for $11.50. Place an order by Tuesday: 412-854-4762. Pickup will be Nov. 30 through Dec. 7 at Lions Park, 5757 Irishtown Road.

Bethel Park -- A ladies-only night of shopping will be offered from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road. Attendees can enjoy activities including massage, yoga, jewelry making, cooking and cake decorating, as well as shopping and worship. Cost is $15 in advance, or $20 at the door. Preregistration is required: 412-835-6621 or christumc.net. Proceeds benefit United Methodist Women.

Mt. Lebanon -- The Book Cellar will hold a sale of children's books, CDs and DVDs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday from its location on the lower level of Mt. Lebanon Public Library, 16 Castle Shannon Blvd.

SPECIAL INTEREST

Dormont -- The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" will be presented at 11:45 p.m. Saturday at the Hollywood Theater, 1449 Potomac Ave. Tickets are $7 and are available at the theater, but shows often sell out and are available earlier online: www.showclix.com/event/RockyHorrorNov2013.

TALKS

Bethel Park -- Scott Shalaway, a biologist, naturalist, nature writer and radio show host, will speak at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Road. The talk is free, but a lunch at noon costs $10 and requires a reservation. Reservations due by Friday: 412-833-1262.

Bethel Park -- Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will speak at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave., as part of a speaker series sponsored by Bethel Park Recreation Department.

Dormont -- Len Barcousky, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter and author of "Civil War Pittsburgh: Forge of the Union," will discuss his book at 7 p.m. Wednesday at a talk hosted by the Dormont Historical Society at Dormont Presbyterian Church, 2865 Espy Ave. The talk is free and open to the public. More information: 412-341-3667.

Monongahela -- The Monongahela Area Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. next Thursday in the parlor room of the First Presbyterian Church, at 609 Chess St., for a joint meeting with the Charleroi Historical Society and featuring a lecture on the Charleroi Historic District. More information: www.monongahelahistoricalsociety.com or 724-292-8247.

Peters -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer Doug Oster will speak about his new book, "The Steel City Garden: Creating a One-of-a-Kind Garden in Black and Gold" and discuss gardening at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. Call 724-941-9430 to register.

Whitehall -- Forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht will speak at 7 p.m. tonight at Baldwin High School Auditorium, 4653 Clairton Blvd., about the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Send event details with a daytime phone number to Kaitlynn Riely, c/o Southscape, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 34 Blvd of the Allies, Pittsburgh 15222 or email her at suburbanliving@post-gazette.com. All material must be received two weeks before publication date. No attachments, please.

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